Barclay De Tolly, Mikhail, Prince
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...marshal, of Scottish descent. He gained prominence in the Napoleonic Wars, became minister of war in 1810, and commanded the...Kutuzov, but his successor, recognizing the soundness of the strategy, followed the same policy. After Kutuzovs death (1813...